[Glenco]

Norquest demolition

 

[Aaron_Lloyd]

Coming along.

 

[Stevey_G]

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Coming along.

ayoooo here comes the quad. There’s gonna be lots of greenspaces in that area come 5 years.

 

[IanO]

Now all we need is density, park facing townhouses and density.

 

[IanO]

This was the image from a couple of years ago.

 

[IanO]

Norquest is looking to building a mixed use building, this time at the NW corner of 102 Ave and 108 St. It will be called the 'Teaching and Research Continuing Care Centre'.

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The old rendering of the original project from many years ago now.

 

[MattPT]

I thought you were making a bad joke until I saw it actually says norquest over the door! lol

 

[Gronk!]

 

[kcantor]

^^
because nothing says "safety" like two police cars in front of your building, one of them double parked.

 

[CaptainBL]

The old rendering of the original project from many years ago now.
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Haha what is it with Edmonton and an agreed upon pallet of beige and random colours with what looks like stucco? Did a bunch of groups in Edmonton get together at one point and agree on the least aesthetically pleasing pallet to build with? This, Regency and their Edgewaters and 121 West, Langham with Icon and Fox, everything on The Symphony that's not glass, The Venetian.

But seriously, is there a reason why these are so frequently selected for projects in Edmonton? Does the city have some sort of guidelines for projects that recommend these materials and colours or something? Or is a higher benchmark for design and architecture just not pushed? Would a school of architecture at the U of A help that?

 

[IanO]

Cost/sqft, familiarity with the product/its application and cost/sqft.

 

[David A]

There is a lot I like about what is happening at Norquest - their new building on the north side of the block is great and they have improved their old one with some cosmetic changes. I am a bit sad to see the old two storey building being torn down, I have memories of visiting it many years ago when it was a Federal government office, but having that open area with trees and grass in the south east part of the block will be great for everyone.

With regards to that multi colour building on 108 St, a bit of colour is good, but lets not get carried away. I would suggest one additional accent colour and stick to it. How about a reddish shade to match the panels on their building across the street?

 

[Glenco]

There is a lot I like about what is happening at Norquest - their new building on the north side of the block is great and they have improved their old one with some cosmetic changes. I am a bit sad to see the old two storey building being torn down, I have memories of visiting it many years ago when it was a Federal government office, but having that open area with trees and grass in the south east part of the block will be great for everyone.

With regards to that multi colour building on 108 St, a bit of colour is good, but lets not get carried away. I would suggest one additional accent colour and stick to it. How about a reddish shade to match the panels on their building across the street?

I remember going there in the early eighties to apply for E.I. Very bad memories I for one am glad its gone.

 

[RH van der Rohe]

looks like something my daughter just made in minecraft.

 

[IceCreamMan]

This was the image from a couple of years ago.
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This rendering is outdated; GEC Architecture is doing the new quad.